Argentina: End of a Truce

Only one force in Argentina rivals the power of the military: the 2,500,000-member
General Labor Confederation. Through its strikes, demonstrations and exorbitant
pay demands, the confederation has triggered the overthrow of three of the
country's last six Presidents. Last week, for a change, Argentina's polo-playing
Strongman Juan Carlos Onganía suddenly made things hot for the
confederation. In rapid succession, he temporarily dissolved the
country's six largest labor unions, representing more than 625,000
workers, froze the bank accounts of 100 union leaders, and enacted a
new law empowering the government to draft any male or female over...